Norway’s oil minister: “We need new discoveries”
Despite warnings about climate catastrophe, the Norwegian government prepares the ground for a significant expansion of oil and gas exploration
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Norway hesitates on granting asylum to Russians fleeing army draft
Russian citizens applying for asylum in Norway was up from 13 in 2021 to 294 in 2022. Should Norway shelter
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Finnish Border Guard deploys surveillance drones, Norway not
The border guard is one of few army units in Norway not in possession of drones. With the mid-winter icy escape
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Police in Arctic Norway say helicopter now needed for border surveillance
A former commander with the Kremlin-linked Wagner private military company fled across the border to Norway in dramatic circumstances last
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Blog: The black, the Blue and the Green— Norway’s energy dilemmas
Less than two years ago, speculation was swirling around the possibility of a dramatic shift in Norwegian energy policy, as the fossil fuel-rich
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Canada’s deal for F-35 jets to help reinforce northern security: defence minister
Defence Minister Anita Anand announced on Monday that Canada would acquire 88 new F-35 fighter jets, saying they would play
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Slowdown in Barents Sea petroleum
Norwegian Government offers only two new production licenses for the Barents Sea this year. The hunger for Barents Sea oil
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Tighter export restrictions on electronics, but not all Russian fishing vessels are checked
Russian fishing vessels making port calls to Northern Norway could be loopholes to bypass sanctions and export controls. “Under the
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Most expedition cruise liners exclude Russian Arctic
The war on Ukraine and geopolitical turbulence with concerns growing of further escalations of tensions with Russia have knock-on effects
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Putin orders FSB to step up border control
“The FSB Border Guard Service must step up its work,” the President said in his video-recorded message on Security Service
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More Russian Arctic oil via Murmansk redirects to India
The“Surgut” is one of the supertankers loaded with crude oil from Murmansk now sailing past Europe and instead heading to
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Huge divergence between Norway and Finland in Russian border traffic
Pathways for Russians traveling to Schengen-Europe changed substantially after Finland by the end of September restricted entry for travelers with
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Researchers observe first Arctic fox den in Finland for over 25 years
The combined population of Arctic foxes across the Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian areas of Lapland may have hit a record
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Large areas of Arctic seabed damaged by trawlers
The Norwegian marine researchers that set out on an Arctic expedition this summer expected to find large areas of untouched
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Fleeing Russia, Andrei seeks asylum in what for him is still historical homeland, Sapmi
“I’m pleased to be on this side of the border. To be free and not persecuted. To speak the truth
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